Kasey Cole

So the next few weeks are going to be pretty crazy. Time permitting, I plan to have two more blogs after this before Christmas break. I may post during that time if I have time, or feel like it. I get a break from this too! And trust me, I need to relax over break. :)

I just wanted to update and talk about Godspell, which rocked the house. It has been said that it is the best show IU has put on in a long time, so I hope some of you got to check it out!! It was a lot of fun, and an honor to be a part of such a great cast and crew. Plus Sister Marcille rocks. She’s my fave. Here are some pictures of myself and fellow admissions StARs from the show. No action shots, but you can see our crazy stage make up. No, I normally don’t have that much eyeliner on.

Heather, Me, and Liz

Steph, Me, and Sarah (who has another blog, check it out!!)

Heather and I, again.

After the show, there were only two short days until Thanksgiving break, which was fabulous by the way, thanks for asking. I was home, had fun with some friends, did a little shopping, but not on black Friday, though. I love Thanksgiving because my family is all there, and my cousin Jeremy comes home from college at URI, a six hour drive from MD. I also went camping with one of my best friends, Matt, over break. We were with his family and some friends. It was cold, but a lot of fun. I love campfires. I did get a cold while there, sleeping in a tent when its 32 degrees out might have been a bad choice. Ha-ha.

After camping, I spent time with my family, and then drove back to school. Now is crunch time. Last two weeks of classes before finals. Before I can leave for break: 1 literature paper, 1 research proposal, homework catch up for real analysis, stats take home test, real analysis take home test, and an in class final for logic and one for Christian Ethics. Seems like a lot, but it is spread over 3 weeks, so that is good. I just need to work on my procrastination.

Well, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Check back next week and I will probably have more of my “to-do” list taken care of.

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Ok so I am super excited about what happened last night, but I would rather go in order…

Into the streets last week was a lot of fun, for a change. Last year I raked leaves (boo) but this year I sorted canned foods for Chester County Cares, and I actually knew everyone in my group! So that made it a lot more fun. And I like to organize/categorize things, so that was better. And to top it all off- there was a radio. We sorted over 2,800 cans that day!

So this week was super busy with Godspell. We had tech rehearsal Sunday, dress rehearsal Monday, a run through Tuesday, and all songs on Wednesday. Last night, Thursday, was opening night. Sure, there were a few mistakes, but if there weren’t I’d be more afraid because even professionals make mistakes. I remember during Spamalot last year a professional dancer fell down the stairs, hahaha. Poor girl. So anyway, I went to pick up pretzels at the West Chester Pretzel Factory for us to sell at intermission. Getting there was fine, we got a little lost but found our way. Leaving West Chester was the problem. We got really lost. Luckily I had my friend Allison with me because I would have lost my mind, probably cried, and then asked for directions. We finally figured out where we were after driving for a half an hour and finished the rest of our errands.

Show time… The actors and actresses last night were spectacular. The audience gave them a standing ovation!! This is a great moment for IU, our first musical in a long time and it was accepted. And to be a part of making that happen feels amazing. I hope to have some pictures at some point, but I was so busy last night I forgot about my camera!

Well, I have a laundry list of things to do today, IU DAY TOMORROW! YAY!! Check back next week, I hope to have more pictures, and I may sneak some from an IU day to show you how great they are!!

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So this week got away from me big time! I just realized that it was Friday and I hadn’t updated my blog yet! AHH!

Last weekend was a lot of fun. Saturday was my first AIS (Admissions Information Session). It was fun. I got to give a tour, my first one in a while! I love giving tours, though, because it is fun to talk to prospective students and their families. That night we had Amethyst Night, which is for alums. There is a nice dinner served and a huge silent auction. I was there with my date, Mac. He was a big hit! All of the alums loved him! Our mascot rocks. After that was Miss IU. I like to describe Miss IU as being like the Miss America pageant, but without the swimsuit competition. The theme this year was broadway musicals. I don’t know if you know, but I LOVE musicals. The opening number was from Hairspray, which is a fabulous musical set in my hometown, Baltimore! They also had songs from Jersey Boys, and Footloose. My friend Latoya won. It was so much fun!

This week was the usual. Lots of class, lots of homework, lots of rehearsal and club meetings. Godspell is getting really good. I am SO excited for this show! If anyone wants to come check out the Cue and Curtain Players, now is a great time! Godspell is November 15, 16, 17, 18, 2007, all at 8pm except for Sunday the 18th at 2pm. Adult tickets are $10, any student or senior it is $5, and children under 6 are free. Also, there is a special IU student night on the 15th, it will be $2 to get in if you have an Immaculata student ID!

Thursday night we had our first ever math/computer science/physics/information technology department meeting. It was really cool to see us all in one room. And, there was pizza. Ha-ha. We talked about classes being offered and how to register online, since it is the first time our university is doing online registration. I checked my account out, and I can register with the Seniors! That doesn’t seem that great, but it really is. That means that I get to register on the first day, and will more likely get all of the classes I want!!

Well, I am off. Tomorrow is Into the Streets and I have to get up really early. I hope to have pictures from this, because our t-shirts are AWESOME!! Go SAIU!!! Check me next week!

Ha-ha, Math Humor... ;)

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THIS WEEKEND WAS CRAZY!!! That about sums it up. Haha.

So last week was a lot of fun, and a lot of preparation for the Halloween dance. The Haunted Grotto was cancelled because of rain. There was seriously a monsoon for like three days. So, I was sad about that because it is a really fun event, but that gave us more time for the dance. The Monster mash was on Saturday and we had a GREAT turn out. Tons of people were there and they loved our decorations, which we spent all day Saturday putting up. We gave out prizes for the best costumes in these categories: couple, group, and best friends. Everyone seemed to have a great time. Oh, and my favorite part (stupid, I know) was our cupcake sheet cake. I’ll include a picture, but we got them from Giant and they looked awesome and were everything we wanted!

My favorite of the 2 sheet cakes.

Me and Linds, she was a die hard Backstreet Boys fan (lol) and I was a ref. I borrowed the costume from my bff, but the pink tights were MINE! I love tights.

Sunday was the Malvern trick or treat parade. We had a lot of fun there. I’m not really supposed to say this, but I was Mac that day. I’ll include a picture of that too. Mac walked in the parade and then gave out prizes too. We went back to the house of the woman that runs the parade and ate some amazing food. There we met “Mr. Movie,” a radio personality. So we ate and talked to him about our favorites movies. He said he is going to talk about us on his show this Saturday night and that we are welcome to come and to the radio station for the show anytime we want. My only problem with the end of that statement is that his show is from 12 midnight to 2 am. Haha.

Left to right: Janelle, Sara, Mac, and Linds

I’m sorry that I didn’t update at my normal time. This week has just been so crazy. Check back next week, I’ll update again!

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